Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration services in Columbus
Real talk: fire & smoke damage restoration pricing varies wildly in Columbus, and most of that variance is upsell. We quote flat-rate so you can compare apples to apples. Three things you can count on: we show up when we say we will, we quote before we work, and we don't pad the bill.
What's typical for this job
Fire damage almost always comes with water damage from the suppression effort. We handle both as a single coordinated restoration.
Soot is acidic and continues to damage materials over weeks if not stabilized fast. We pre-clean affected surfaces within the first 72 hours to lock in restoration potential.
Smoke odor permeates porous materials throughout the building, not just in the fire room. Whole-home thermal fogging and ozone treatment are standard final steps. Sometimes carpet and porous fabrics still need replacement.
Structural drying follows immediately after suppression water — same protocol as standalone water damage.
Notes on Columbus housing stock
From downtown Columbus to the outer subdivisions, we cover the metro on standard pricing. No travel surcharge inside the service radius.
That said, newer construction in Columbus has its own set of typical issues. We see both.
What a typical call looks like
Recent Columbus job: kitchen grease fire that spread to upper cabinets, with significant smoke damage throughout the home in a any era home. We soot pre-clean, water extraction from suppression, structural drying, cabinet replacement, thermal fog deodorization, full repaint after diagnosing unattended cooking. Cost ran $386 — pretty middle-of-the-road for that fix.
Price expectations
Small-area fire damage (single room) runs $5,060 – $16,560. Significant fire damage (multi-room) runs $16,560 – $73,600. Whole-home fire damage runs $73,600 – $368,000+.